Much of the Olympics-focused Twitterverse was baffled when actor Sir Kenneth Branagh dressed as Abraham Lincoln during Friday’s opening ceremony.
Insta-Branagh. http://t.co/UgAtqfXv
— Sam Clements (@sam_clements) July 28, 2012
Is that Kenneth Branagh in an Abe Lincoln outfit?
— Laure Eve (@LaureEve) July 27, 2012
Funny to see Kenneth Branagh dressed as Abe Lincoln
— LRM Online (@LRM_Exclusive) July 27, 2012
Watching #openingceremonies with @biobeeboy. Still don't know why they did Kenneth Branagh up like Abe Lincoln. Little weird.
— Whitney Busch (@whitneyjbusch) July 28, 2012
Some thought he going for an “Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter” look.
why has Kenneth Branagh come as Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter #olympicceremony
— Becky Inman (@beckyinman) July 27, 2012
Why is Kenneth Branagh dressed like Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? #london2012
— MIKE RYAN (@ryaninteractive) July 28, 2012
And The New York Times found the costume more Dickensian.
New York Times: "Kenneth Branagh, dressed as a Dickens character, recited lines from "The Tempest" http://t.co/cmDSgB4c
— Nick Smart (@nick__smart) July 28, 2012
So what costume was Branagh wearing as he recited Caliban’s speech from “The Tempest”? He was dressed as nineteenth century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Abe Lincoln trending…he wasn't the only guy to wear a top hat you know! Kenneth Branagh is playing Isambard Kingdom Brunel!
— Joseph Andrew McLean (@Joseph_A_Mclean) July 27, 2012
That's Kenneth Branagh dressed as the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, by the way. #openingceremony #apolympics
— Jill Lawless (@JillLawless) July 27, 2012
Just to be historically accurate. Kenneth Branagh was playing Isambard Kingdom Brunel playing Caliban from The Tempest. pic.twitter.com/MnIh1gnv
— Professor Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 28, 2012
Kenneth Branagh is Isambard Kingdom Brunel – quoting from the Tempest – Boyle called him a 'genius' #London2012
— John Cushing (@JohnCushing_) July 27, 2012
So that clears things up, right?
https://twitter.com/rymix/status/228945331797245953